I agree. Presidential election years are really rough.

I have asked my sister many times to please not engage and debate me. We have extreme opposite political views, and that is fine. I just don't want to spend every second debating my own loved ones. It is exhausting enough listening to strangers and co-workers going at it, the news fixated on it 24/7/365, watching fb feeds explode in anger and attacks.

I get it. We have different opinions. I just don't want my life turned into an MMA style political bout for a year, thanks.

Yeah, we are not playing that game in this house either. No political talk or passing comments at all. I can't live through another year like 2012. Shut up or stay home -- those are your only two choices. Period.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your way or the highway, right?

Ugh.

Put family first.

Of course it is my way or the highway. If I say no political discussions or comments in MY Home in front of MY children then that is how it is going to be. I am family to them as well -- why cant they put me first?

Because they'll be dead sooner rather than later and you are wasting precious family time by being petty over politics.

Since the In Laws know they are going to be dead soon, why are they wasting the precious time they have left insisting on talking about politics? Pretty selfish and petty of them.

+1,000,000 How much could OP's In Laws love their grandchildren if they can't shut up about their feelings about Rubio or Hillary long enough to see their grandchildren?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your way or the highway, right?

Ugh.

Put family first.

Of course it is my way or the highway. If I say no political discussions or comments in MY Home in front of MY children then that is how it is going to be. I am family to them as well -- why cant they put me first?

Because they'll be dead sooner rather than later and you are wasting precious family time by being petty over politics.

Since the In Laws know they are going to be dead soon, why are they wasting the precious time they have left insisting on talking about politics? Pretty selfish and petty of them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your way or the highway, right?

Ugh.

Put family first.

Of course it is my way or the highway. If I say no political discussions or comments in MY Home in front of MY children then that is how it is going to be. I am family to them as well -- why cant they put me first?

Because they'll be dead sooner rather than later and you are wasting precious family time by being petty over politics.

I can speak to this, since my parents are actually dead! I don't regret telling them we wouldn't discuss politics with them. I have no regret that I cut off the flow of racist, sexist and occasionally sexual remarks. It wasn't going to help our relationship for them to say those things, nor would it have helped my DC think well of them.

Sometimes the best thing to do is to set clear boundaries and be done with it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your way or the highway, right?

Ugh.

Put family first.

Of course it is my way or the highway. If I say no political discussions or comments in MY Home in front of MY children then that is how it is going to be. I am family to them as well -- why cant they put me first?

Because they'll be dead sooner rather than later and you are wasting precious family time by being petty over politics.

Anonymous wrote:Your way or the highway, right?

Ugh.

Put family first.

Of course it is my way or the highway. If I say no political discussions or comments in MY Home in front of MY children then that is how it is going to be. I am family to them as well -- why cant they put me first?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your way or the highway, right?

Ugh.

Put family first.

Not OP but I do not want the discussions either - so yes, in my home with my family it is "my way or the highway". Respect me and my feelings or stay home.

Entitled, rude, and disrespectful of family members.

Perhaps you wrote the birthday demand letter referenced in the other thread, hmm?

Anonymous wrote:Cmon, the only thing that keeps old people engaged is foxnews, so let them get go ahead and get passionate about Hillary or Obama or whoever. Just let it go in ear and out the other.

No. Not OP but I will not have my children subjected to lies and stay silent.

I am with you, OP. NO POLITICS at my house either.

Anonymous wrote:Your way or the highway, right?

Ugh.

Put family first.

Not OP but I do not want the discussions either - so yes, in my home with my family it is "my way or the highway". Respect me and my feelings or stay home.

Cmon, the only thing that keeps old people engaged is foxnews, so let them get go ahead and get passionate about Hillary or Obama or whoever. Just let it go in ear and out the other.

Your way or the highway, right?

Ugh.

Put family first.

I do not blame you, OP. We have this as a standing rule in our house as well -- no politics, ever. Still my sister manages to get her undereducated digs in and I still have to ignore it.

Honest to God, there are members of my own blood-family that I would have nothing to do with if we weren't related.

Good for you! More people should take this stand. People who can't be respectful of your wishes are the worst.

I will NOT go through another election year with my In-Laws! We do not agree with them politically and they will not stop giving us their views. In the past we have tried everything known to man including simply forbidding any political discussion, POV or reference. Nothing has worked. My FIL has already started in with sharing his views of the 2016 candidates.

I will not go through it again. DH and I told them last night that ANY mention of politics will get them banned from seeing us or the grandchildren. I think they thought we were kidding - I am not kidding.